PRIO Network

Diasporas for Peace (DIASPEACE)
Led by Cindy Horst
Mar 2008 - Mar 2011

 

 

DIASPEACE is a large EU-funded cooperation project that studies the transnational political activities of Somali, Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora organizations based in Europe. The project seeks to generate policy-relevant, evidence-based knowledge on how diasporas play into the dynamics of conflict and peace in their countries of origin. It runs from March 2008 to February 2011 and consists of three main empirical phases:

  1. Creation of D-base of diaspora organizations from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea in 7 European countries. A select number of cases are studied in further detail.
  2. Fieldwork in Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea, to study the impact of the activities of these selected diaspora organizations on political processes in their countries of origin.
  3. A study on the interactions between diaspora organizations and multi-level governance institutions. This is undertaken in order to prepare a Handbook of ‘best practice’ for both policy makers and diaspora organizations.

 

PRIO is in charge of a work-package in this project titled 'The interactions between European institutions and diasporas in conflict resolution and peacebuilding'. To learn more about this sub-project please visit the project website here.

Peer-reviewed-Journal-Article

Horst, Cindy (2008) The Transnational Political Engagements of Refugees: Remittance Sending Practices amongst Somalis in Norway , Conflict, Security and Development 8(3): 31–339.

Book Chapter

Horst, Cindy(2009) Expanding Sites: The Question of ‘Depth’ Explored Multi-Sited Ethnography. Theory, Praxis and Locality In Contemporary Social Research. : (119–134).

PRIO Report

Horst, Cindy;Ezzati, Rojan;Guglielmo, Matteo ;Mezzetti, Petra ;Pirkkalainen, Päivi;Saggiomo, Valeria;Sinatti, Giulia; & Warnecke, Andrea (2010) Participation of Diasporas in Peacebuilding and Development. A Handbook for Practitioners and Policymakers2. : PRIO.

Conference Paper

Horst, Cindy 2008 Multi-sited Methods within the Diasporas for Peace Project, presented at DIASPEACE Kick-off Workshop, , 5 May.

PRIO Policy Brief

Gaas, Mohamed Husein; & Horst, Cindy (2009) Diaspora Organizations from the Horn of Africa in Norway: Contributions to Peacebuilding? 2. : PRIO.
Horst, Cindy (2008) Diaspora Engagements in Development Cooperation 8. : PRIO.

Report Other

Hammond, Laura;Awad, Mustafa;Dagane, Ali Ibrahim;Hansen, Peter;Horst, Cindy;Menkhaus, Ken; & Obare, Lynette (2011) Cash and Compassion: The Role of the Somali Diaspora in Relief, Development and Peacebuilding: Report of a Study Commissioned By UNDP Somalia.
Sinatti, Giulia;Ezzati, Rojan;Guglielmo, Matteo ;Horst, Cindy;Mezzetti, Petra ;Pirkkalainen, Päivi;Saggiomo, Valeria; & Warnecke, Andrea (2010) Diasporas as Partners in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding, report from the DIASPEACE project, : .